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A transparent foreclosure marketplace reveals hidden equity

Housing Wire

billion in potential home equity has been uncovered for distressed homeowners facing foreclosure. billion is the amount of surplus funds generated by foreclosure sales on the Auction.com platform between 2016 and 2020. 36,000 Surplus per Sale. Over the past five years, more than $1.2

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What’s a Short Sale in Real Estate? This FAQ Sheet Breaks Down the Basics

HomeLight

In the midst of these financial straits, there may be a slightly better option: a short sale. But what is a short sale, and is it the right route for you? Weve broken out the most common questions about short sales to help you make a more informed decision about your next steps. What is a short sale?

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How online auctions deliver on the promise of pre-foreclosure sales

Housing Wire

The great promise of short sales and other distressed pre-foreclosure sales as a foreclosure alternative is most fully realized in a competitive and transparent online auction marketplace, according to recent data from the Auction.com Market Validation Program (MVP) for pre-foreclosure sales. More than 1.7

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Home equity won’t be enough to prevent foreclosure for some

Housing Wire

Despite record-high home prices, home equity may not save some borrowers in forbearance from foreclosure, according to a Black Knight ’s report published Monday. Since 2010, around 10% of borrowers with more than 120 days in delinquency were referred to foreclosure, regardless of their equity. mortgage holders.

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Why a Wave of Foreclosures Is Not on the Way

Keeping Current Matters

million households lost their homes to a foreclosure, short sale, or because they simply gave it back to the bank. Most of the mortgages in forbearance have enough equity to sell their homes. million homeowners currently in forbearance, 93% have at least 10% equity in their homes. After the last housing crash, about 9.3

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5 predictions for the 2022 housing market

Housing Wire

2021 was an extraordinary year for the housing market: mortgage rates at an all-time low, record high annual growth in single-family prices and rents, lowest foreclosure rates in a generation and the largest number of home sales in 15 years. In addition, more for-sale inventory will likely be available on the market.

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Think US home prices are high? At least we aren’t Canada

Housing Wire

In short, the answer is no, we won’t have the type of home-price velocity that Canada has experienced because our housing market is more diverse than theirs. foreign buyers have always been less than 300,000 of total home sales for many years. Home prices in the U.S. The average home in Canada is now nearly $650,000 in U.S.